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Diane Riche Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at Loews New Orleans / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive NEW ORLEANS - September 10, 2007 - Loews New Orleans Hotel announces the promotion of veteran hotelier Diane Riche to Director of Sales and Marketing. An integral member of the Loews New Orleans team since its opening in 2003, Riche will be handling the marketing efforts for the hotel, while continuing to direct the sales team and to work with her Chicago-based clients. Riche boasts an extensive background in the hotel industry, with more than 25 years of hospitality experience. Prior to joining the Loews team in 2003, she held key positions at the Hotel InterContinental New Orle...
Duncan MacArthur and Jeffrey Boland Named Managing Director and Director of Operations, Respectively, for the Seven Stars Resort on Providenciales in
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive . Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Island, BWI - (September 21, 2007) - Duncan MacArthur and Jeffrey Boland have been named as Managing Director and Director of Operations, respectively, for the new Seven Stars Resort on Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands, BWI. The property's 81 one- to four-bedroom suites and penthouses will open July 2008 on famed Grace Bay Beach. MacArthur's appointment was made by Jak Civre, President of the Sodalco Development Co., Ltd. and Boland was named by MacArthur, who also appointed Grace's Distinctive Properties Ltd. as travel trade sales an...
Dania Duke Appointed General Manager of Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive (San Francisco, CA) September 7, 2007 - Dania Duke has recently been appointed as the General Manager of Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf. She succeeds colleague Keith Butz who has been assigned as General Manager for Hyatt Regency Calgary. An 18-year Hyatt Hotels and Resorts veteran, Duke began her career with the company as a management trainee. She has been affiliated with Hyatt properties in the Hawaiian Islands, Grand Cayman, British West Indies, the Virgin Islands, and the cities of Indianapolis, Indiana; Lexington, Kentucky; Sarasota, Florida; Indian Wells, California; San...
Crestline Hotels & Resorts Appoints David Brian Catalon as Director of Sales & Marketing for the Sheraton Reston and the Westin Reston Heights Hotels
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive . MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 18, 2007 - Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. today announced the appointment of David Brian Catalon as Director of Sales & Marketing for both the Sheraton Reston hotel and the Westin Reston Heights hotel which is scheduled to open in the Spring of 2008. The Sheraton Reston is an upscale hotel and conference facility located in suburban Virginia minutes from Washington Dulles International Airport. The hotel offers guests a resort-like setting, as it is directly across the street from the Reston National Golf Course. The Westin Reston Heights will also be an u...
Washington D.C. Hotel Owners Reach a Tentative Three-year Labor Agreement with Local 25 of Unite Here; Hotels Will Continue to Pay 100% of Employees
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Jen Haberkorn, The Washington TimesMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 6, 2007 - D.C. hotel owners said yesterday they reached a tentative three-year labor agreement with union hotel workers that calls for small wage increases and makes it easier for the union to represent workers at new hotels at National Harbor. The agreement between hotel managers and Local 25 of Unite Here, which represents hotel employees, still has to be approved by a union vote. Their current contract expires Sept. 15. The agreement includes a p...
IHG To Open a Crowne Plaza Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2010; Tran Hong Quan Trading Selects the Crowne Plaza Brand to be Part of a US$65 million Mixed-
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Singapore, 28 September 2007 IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has signed an agreement with Tran Hong Quan Trading to manage the Groups first Crowne Plaza hotel in Vietnams capital city of Hanoi. Scheduled to open in early 2010, the new hotel will be known as Crowne Plaza West Hanoi and will be part of a US$65 million mixed-development complex. The complex will also feature an upmarket commercial centre and luxury serviced apartments. The Crowne Plaza West Hanoi will have an unrivalled location in a new urban centre known as New Hanoi. The hotel will be situated next...
Crescent Hotels & Resorts Acquiring the 293-room Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel; Crescent Will Assume Management and Invest $6 million to Upgrade / Se
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive TAMPA, Fla., September 10, 2007Crescent Hotels & Resorts, a rapidly growing hotel and resort management and ownership company, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the 293-room, including 16 suites, Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel in Florida from a joint venture between Lehman Brothers and Driftwood Hospitality for an undisclosed amount. Crescent will assume management of the property concurrent with the closing of the transaction, which is expected to occur in late September. Crescent will invest $6 million to upgrade the hotel and to expand ...
Paradise Found: The Cove Atlantis on Paradise Island Harbors a Romantic Bahamian Escape / Bernard Burt / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive by Bernard Burt, SpaGoer columnist and author, September 2007 Forget everything you've heard about the Atlantis Resort. With the opening of The Cove last spring, Atlantis rose to new heights of luxury and romance. The legendary family resort and casino now sports Paradise Island's first adult-only pool at The Cove, plus a pristine beach. With our teenager Sara in tow, we went tubing at the aquatic adventure whitewater rapids. Evenings were for culinary adventures by Bobby Flay at Mesa Grill, sumptuous buffet at Mosaic restaurant. Adding a new dimension to the Bahamian resort cr...
The Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Downtown Milwaukee Sold for $26.1 million; Third Sale of a Downtown Hotel in the Past Four Months / September 200
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal SentinelMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 7, 2007 - The Courtyard by Marriott hotel in downtown Milwaukee has been sold for $26.1 million to a group of investors led by a Los Angeles-area firm, according to documents filed Thursday with the Milwaukee County register of deeds. The 169-room hotel at 300 W. Michigan St. opened in 1999. It was sold by a partnership led by Chicago developer Burt Cohen to several investor groups organized by ADC Real Estate Group Ltd. of Calabasas, Calif. ADC...
Coined the World's Best Hotel School, the Cornell School of Hotel Administration Celebrates 85 Years; The School's Five Living Deans Attend
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Ithaca, NY, September 27, 2007 More than 200 alumni of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration gathered on Monday, September 24 at the Union League Club in New York City to celebrate the schools 85th anniversary. The schools five living deans attended the event, along with Cornell President David J. Skorton and several school faculty members and leaders. Making a toast to the schools rich history and tradition, current Dean and E. M. Statler Professor Michael Johnson invoked the words of Sir Isaac Newton, "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of ...
Concord Hospitality Enterprises Sells 19-hotel Portfolio of Marriott-branded Properties to Moody National Cos. for $440 million; Plans to Build New Ho
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive RALEIGH-DURHAM, N.C., September 13, 2007Concord Hospitality Enterprises, one of the nations top-ranked hotel developer/owner/operators, today announced plans to build $500 million in new hotels as part of its goal to double its portfolio size to 100 owned and managed hotels by 2010. The announcement came on the heels of the sale by Concord of a 19-hotel portfolio of Marriott-branded properties in eight states for $440 million. The purchaser, Houston-based Moody National Cos., also agreed to buy one additional hotel in a separate transaction that is expected to close by ...
MGM Grand at Foxwoods Signs Chef Tom Colicchio to Open a Craftsteak / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive . MASHANTUCKET, CT (September 25, 2007) The executives at MGM Grand at Foxwoods have cooked up another winning restaurant for the highly anticipated resort casino set to open in May 2008 with the signing of Chef Tom Colicchios critically acclaimed Craftsteak. This announcement brings to three the number of well-known dining establishments slated for the property when it debuts next spring. In addition to Craftsteak, these include Michael Schlows Alta Strada and famed New York eatery Juniors. We are committed to raising the stakes when it comes to dining in southeaste...
Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau: Destination Segmentation / Cohorts Analyzes and Segments Databases to Increase Tourism / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau: Destination Segmentation .. Cohorts Analyzes and Segments Databases to Increase Tourism DENVER (Sept. 11, 2007) When Illinois-based Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (RACVB) chose to evolve from a product-focused marketer to a customer-focused marketer using household-based segmentation, database analysis and mapping, it selected Cohorts to lead the effort. The bureau engaged Cohorts to identify and profile the types and characteristics of consumer households who inquired about Rockford, and those who visited the destination. Local to...
Claret Capital, a Dublin, Ireland private investment firm, Acquires 90% Interest in the St. Regis Hotel, Washington D.C. / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Transaction Highlights Acquisition of super-luxury, 5 star St Regis Hotel the prime hotel asset in Washington D.C. Follows a USD 80 million investment and refurbishment programme Unique investment opportunity - significant barriers to entry & asset with scarcity value. DUBLIN, Ireland & WASHINGTON - September 19, 2007 - Claret Capital, the private investment firm based in Dublin, Ireland, today announced that it has executed a purchase and sale agreement for the acquisition of a 90% interest in the renowned 5 star St. Regis Hotel in Washington D.C. The St. R...
Critiquing a Retro Grillhouse, the Daily Grill at the Sheraton Seattle / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Nancy Leson, Seattle TimesMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 7, 2007 - Retro grillhouse! Enormous menu! Portions to match! Potent libations! What a concept! It certainly was 20 years ago when the Daily Grill made its debut in Los Angeles. Now trading on the Nasdaq, the GRIL also trades on such specialties as Certified Angus Beef steaks, chicken pot pie, meatloaf and fresh fruit cobbler. It's a place meant to offer modern-day comforts -- espresso martinis, free wireless and plasma-screen TVs -- while evoking the Great America...
Industrial, Flexible and Demountable (IFD) Building System at the Core of a New Dutch Hotel Group – citizenM Hotels / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive First hotel to open at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in early 2008 10 September 2007 - Something exciting is happening in the world of hotels. A new type of traveller is walking through the door. These modern travellers lets call them Mobile Citizens are so important to a new Dutch hotel group; it named its hotel after them. citizenM short for citizen mobile has reflected on and learnt from the needs and wishes of these individuals. citizenM offers a new type of hotel experience for sophisticated travellers. People who value personal choice, contemporary d...
Choice Hotels Australasia Acknowledges Top Performing Individuals and Hotels / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive September 2007 - Victorias Comfort Inn On Raglan in Warrnambool and Queenslands Clarion Hotel Mackay Marina have returned to the winners circle again this year by taking out the Comfort and Clarion Hotels divisions in Choice Hotels Australasias (CHA) annual Awards of Excellence in Cairns last night. Claiming the award in the Quality Hotels division was New South Wales Quality Hotel Cambridge in Sydney, while the inaugural winner in the new luxury Clarion Collection Hotel division was Queenslands Rendezvous Hotel Brisbane Clarion Collection. Held at the C...
Many Chefs, Restaurants Working More Diligently to Trademark, Copyright and Patent to Protect the Fruits of their Creative Labor and Innovations / S
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Nichole Aksamit, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 19, 2007 - Tricks of the trade can be tricky to keep in a restaurant -- where the innovations that set a dining experience apart must be shared with the staff who help produce it. It's a fact well-known to Chicago patent attorney Charles Valauskas, who will speak Thursday in Omaha as part of a two-day Creighton University conference for would-be entrepreneurs. Valauskas and his firm represent Homaro Cantu, the ch...
Benchmark Completes Extensive Renovations for The Chattanoogan, Chattanooga, Tennessee / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, September 2007 - Benchmark Hospitality has announced the completion of extensive renovations for The Chattanoogan, Tennessee's Urban Resort located in the heart of Chattanooga. The property has been comprehensively updated with a rich new color palette, new furnishings and soft goods. Included in the renovation were guestrooms, guest suites, lobby and The Foundry Bar. Looney and Associates of Dallas, Texas, concepted and oversaw all interior design work for the renovations. "We've offered an exciting oasis in an urban setting si...
Halsey Minor, Founder of CNET, Building a 9 story Hotel in Downtown Charlottesville, Virginia / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Seth Rosen, The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 5, 2007 - A company headed by a local Internet entrepreneur has purchased the former Boxer Learning building on the Downtown Mall, paving the way for a nine-story luxury hotel. The partial demolition of the structure at 200 E. Main St. and construction of a 101-room hotel is slated to begin in October or November, with the hotel scheduled to open in the spring of 2009. Halsey Minor, a Charlottesville native and founder of CNET, an ...
Is Print Marketing Dead? / Carol Hart / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive by Carol Hart, Captivate Marketing September 2007 While the age of the internet has brought powerful marketing opportunities to the fingertips of hoteliers, more seasoned guest marketing professionals have identified that a balanced approach is critical to reaching a diverse demographic spectrum. Theres no question that the internet can deliver potential guests right to your desktop, specifically with the capability of online availability and electronic reservations, however the internet does miss some opportunities that online print collateral can deliver upon. In a marke...
Cap Cana Joins Forces With Ritz-Carlton To Develop 220-room Resort and Residential Project In Dominican Republic / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Sept. 17, 2007 - Luxury resort community Cap Cana, S.A. is proud to announce a two-fold partnership with global powerhouse The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., to develop a world class luxury resort, The Ritz-Carlton, Cap Cana, and a residential venture known as the Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Cap Cana. The 220-room resort will compliment Cap Cana's existing developments and will feature a range of luxury amenities, including a lavish 16,000 square-foot spa, a private beach club, and five restaurants and lounges. The Ritz-Carlton, Cap Ca...
Disney Expanding Grand Californian Hotel; Adding a Wing with 200 Hotel rooms and 50 Timeshare Condominiums / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive First West Coast Disney Vacation Villas ANAHEIM, Calif., Sept. 18, 2007 - Responding to a growing demand for guest accommodations in Anaheim, the Disneyland Resort today celebrated an expansion of Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa that will increase accommodations by more than 30 percent and will include the first Disney Vacation Club villas in Anaheim. This expansion, scheduled for completion in late 2009, will involve 300 union construction jobs and result in 100 new hotel jobs. It underscores Disney's long-term commitment to growing and investing in Anaheim. The ...
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Negotiates with Great Wolf Resorts to Develop an Indoor Waterpark Resort on Tribal Lands in Southeastern Connecticut
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive . MASHANTUCKET, Conn.- September 20, 2007 - The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has executed a letter of intent with Wisconsin-based Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.®, North Americas leading family of indoor waterpark resorts, to develop a Great Wolf Lodge® resort. The publicly traded company (NASDAQ: WOLF) operates nine family-oriented resorts in six states and Canada under the brand names Great Wolf Lodge and Blue Harbor Resort. Inspired by the spirit and adventure of the northwoods, Great Wolf Lodge resorts are first-class, full-service, family destination resorts that prov...
